It seems that Platinum Games has finally had enough of the Sarah Palin comparisons, and I can't say I blame them. That crap got old last year, but that hasn't stopped the "joke" from being driven into the ground. The Bayonetta developers have finally responded to the endless accusations that their titular character resembles the former Vice Presidential candidate.
When recently asked about the comparisons, a weary Hideki Kamiya (director) asked, "People are still talking about that? ... Honestly, the only thing that I see in common is that they both wear glasses.
"Yeah, It is old. Well, you know the thing is, in the US they say Sarah Palin. In Japan, they always bring up people like Angela Aki. I think they say something similar in every country. That country's famous glasses girl ... The thing with that impression is, you know, we've put out plenty of trailers now, and when you play the game and see the cutscenes, I think people will recognize Bayonetta as Bayonetta. Then people will look at Sarah Palin and say that she looks like Bayonetta."
When Kamiya talks about the "famous glasses girl" I think he makes a very good point about how superficial gamers can be. The similarity between Bayonetta and Palin really does begin and end with the glasses, and I think it's very shallow that that's all people needed to make a comparison. Perhaps this is time for some introspection from those who perpetuated the myth?
Or maybe they'll just go back to claiming that women who are far out of their league aren't "hot" or "bangable," since that's what these types of people do best.
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10:20 AM on 10.07.2009
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THIS MUST NEVER BE ALLOWED TO COME TO PASS.
I suspect they are being sarcastic.
Nah, I don't think so...
btw, Angela is half-american.
Yes finally, and here i thought i was the only one; she's been annoying the hell out of me
Really i think it's her head. it looks to be WAY to small for her body... i mean it's obvious in this pic, she's right next to that other guy, her body looks fine compared to the size of his, but you can see that her head is half the size when it should be about the same size...
and that pic kinda urks me in that it doesn't feel like she has any kind of grip on that gun...
and the Guy on the right in the article picture reminds me of Destro.
why platinum is even bothering to comment on this is bizarre, i suppose they must be a little annoyed to hear that not everyone thinks bayonetta is as hot as they do.
I can only guess that all these comparisons were made by people who did not grow up in a household full of bespectacled family members as I did. I can relate to faces just ever so slightly better when they have glasses on them. Apparently most don't, and can't even tell the difference between people's faces very well when glasses are in the picture.
It's like how I've heard people in the gamer community call anyone with a goatee and glasses a 'Gordan Freeman' look alike. While I'm left thinking "But the head shape, nose, brow, and chin are nothing like Gordon Freeman's?!?!"
Then people will look at Sarah Palin and say that she looks like Bayonetta
That's just awesome no matter how you look at it, lol. I love Platinum.
I still haven't seen not one bad thing about this game. Seriously.
By the same token, I don't see anyone comparing her to Tina Fey, who does look more than a bit like Sarah Palin. I don't see any "Transitive Property of Equality" action going on here.
You can spay a pitbull
they are absolutely identical
they should name this game sarah palin fights with hair. HA
and sorry all i see when i look at tina fey is "scarface"